How to fix the Client error. [LOCKED]
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nate22297
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So, im sure a lot of you have had problems recently with a random update from Java when opening the client. A lot of people cant run the client, and its an easy fix. To fix it, just reinstall the minecraft.jar from the Custom Client download page, and then replace the old minecraft.jar in the "lib" folder of your client, then run. It should work fine now :).

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Yeah right.

It still doesn't work for me!

VampyricKnight
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Awesome

It worked for me.
Thanks!

Digital_Man
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I've tried this multiple

I've tried this multiple times and it doesn't work.

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Thanks

It worked fine for me, thanks.

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doesnt work

re installed and replaced it with a new one same error

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If it doesn't work, you need

If it doesn't work, you need to delete the minecraft.jar, clear your %temp% folders on your computer and clear the Java cache. It works fine.

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didn't work

it didn't work for me, in fact it made it worse. when i deleted the minecraft.jar file and redownloaded it, it said it couldn't find the minecraft.jar file in the lib folder.

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Did you clear both caches

Did you clear both caches beforehand?

Yamil
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Worked perfectly fine

Worked perfectly fine

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where ?

where do i download the minecraft.jar ?
You said " Custom Client download page ", but where is that ?

hxz
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nvm

Find it.
Deleted all in "%temp%"
replaced the minecraft.jar in folder Lib
Works fine!

ty

eternam92
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Just

You just have to replace the minecraft.jar file in the lib folder with the new one. Dont redowload everything.

Conorman
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How?

How do I download the new minecraft.jar file? Where from?

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Wow, this sucks....

Alright guys, to sum this up for ANYBODY who may still be having these problems, I still cannot fix it.  This is what i've tried:

- replacing minecraft.jar in the lib folder
- redownloading the World of Minecraft client + minecraft.jar file
- clearing Java cache
- updating Java

It just doesn't work!  Still getting the same error: "Could not find the main class: Main".  Somebody really needs to fix this, like, today.  Thank your for listening to my rant and good luck everyone.

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I have 3 computers that this

I have 3 computers that this is on.  Same solutions tried and still getting the same error on all of them.

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Nvm

I found it and replaced it, It works!

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Worked perfectly.

It worked great! Don't know why, but it did! ;D Thanks!

knife in a box
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Where is the download page

Where is the download page for the minecraft.jar file?

buzzkut7
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Here's the link to it.  It's

Here's the link to it.  It's just on the downloads page of the Minecraft site.
http://www.minecraft.net/download/Minecraft.jar?v=1292886607847

blargzilla
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caches?

what are caches?

buzzkut7
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A cache is part of a program

A cache is part of a program that remembers particular settings and parts of a webpage or application, in this case the Java based World of Minecraft application.  Here's a link on how to clear it out:
http://www.java.com/en/download/help/plugin_cache.xml

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My problem is, and maybe i'm

My problem is, and maybe i'm just stupid, but you're saying to replace the old .jar in the lib folder of the original client downloaded from minecraft.net but I don't even know where that is. I open minecraft with winrar and theres no lib folder in there, in fact I can't find it anywhere. The only time I ever have a lib folder is from downloading the custom client from this site.

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IP more info

InvisiblePerson, you need to put more info, which cache to delete?

blargzilla
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that's the lib folder you're

that's the lib folder you're looking for.

blargzilla
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i cleared out the cache like

i cleared out the cache like the link said to do but it still won't work.

buzzkut7
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Ok, well now you're in the

Ok, well now you're in the same place as me.  And just reply to responses; It's a whole lot easier to keep track of messages that way.  Anyways, I'm holding out on somebody to come out with a fix-all solution or for the devs to release a new version of World of Minecraft.  I'd say just sit tight for now.

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SAME HERE!!! SOMEONE FIX THIS

SAME HERE!!! SOMEONE FIX THIS THE RIGHT WAY! THIS DOESN'T WORK!!!!!!!!

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If this fix doesn't work

I can't find another way to fix this; the way you have here doesn't work. This is what worked for me: Follow the directions here, but before you open it, turn off your internet connection. Open it, reenable internet, then hit switch. After that, it should work.

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custom client problem

It worked for me thanks! People need to make sure that they delete any of the old minecraft jar files before they download it again.

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omg

mine says could not find the main class: Main.    program will exit

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Uh, to all you guys who

Uh, to all you guys who couldn't make it work with the above instructions try this one (Windows only, don't ask me anything about mac/linux/whatever):

1. Put minecraft.jar in your lib folder
2. Rename it to something else. (Let's say, minecraft2)
3. Right click on run.bat, click on Edit.
4. Replace all the minecraft.jar you see in the file with the name you put on the jar file in lib folder. (In this case, you would replace with minecraft2.jar)
5. Save it and close, then run the run.bat

It will show the update thing again, but it will access the renamed minecraft.jar instead of the new downloaded one.

andy589
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World of Minecraft

i dont understand 4

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When you right click the

When you right click the run.bat file and click edit it will appear a text file. All you need to do is to find on this text file "minecraft.jar" and replace with the name you gave to the jar file in lib folder. 

Then you save it, and it will work

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AHAHAHA

Eureka, thanks.

andy589
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where i get that old

where i get that old minecraft file???(still same problem)